Sandford Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 57.48° N 1.79° W

Sandford Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 15 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Sandford Bay sea temperature is
14.1° C
1.1° 

Sandford Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Sandford Bay today (16 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 5s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 5s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 5s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Sandford Bay at 6AM is: 0.4m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm July 15). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)5s
Afternoon (16 Jul)1ft (0.3m)5s
Evening (16 Jul)1ft (0.3m)5s

Table - waves today at Sandford Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu afternoon, min 12°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, fresh winds from the NNW by Fri night).

Wed
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Sat
18
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NE
6
0.5
NE
6
0.5
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.4
NE
5
0.3
NE
5
0.3
NE
5
0.3
NE
5
0.3
NE
5
0.3
NE
5
0.3
NE
5
0.2
NNE
5
0.6
N
3
0.8
N
4
0.9
N
4
1
N
5
0.6
NE
6
1.2
NNE
6
0.8
NE
6
1.3
NNE
6
1.1
NE
7
1.3
NE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
22
16
16
11
11
8
7
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
8
21
33
46
26
97
56
117
121
269
Wind (km/h)
10
SE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
S
5
SSW
0
SSE
5
E
10
E
10
ENE
10
NNE
10
N
15
NNW
20
NW
25
NNW
35
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
35
NNW
35
NNW
35
NNW
30
NNW
35
NNW
35
NNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:28PM3.39m
2:32AM3.61m
3:17PM3.37m
3:18AM3.66m
4:04PM3.29m
4:02AM3.62m
Low Tide
8:19PM0.38m
8:50AM-0.18m
9:04PM0.41m
9:38AM-0.17m
9:48PM0.49m
10:24AM-0.06m
clear
clear
clear
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part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
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cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
4:31
4:33
4:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:53
9:52
9:51
9:49
 mm
Temp °C
14
13
13
14
14
14
15
15
16
16
15
15
14
13
13
13
13
13
12
12
12
12
12
13
Feels °C
12
11
11
13
13
14
14
13
14
14
12
12
10
8
7
8
7
7
6
6
6
6
5
6
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